this is r.t. tonight's a number of civilian hostages are dead with more being held at gunpoint by islamic terrorists in algeria it's in retaliation for the french as sold to neighboring mali but paris maintains its actions are justified you've got the latest for you. force of tackle the hostage crisis in algeria british prime minister david cameron yet again delays a long anticipated address because of it aimed at tackling the issue of the u.k.'s future role within the european union as well than. the artistic director of russia's ball show you see it undergoes treatment for severe chemical burns to his

face after an acid attack which officials are linking to what they're calling a sinister professional rivalry and as israeli voters prepare to head to the polls next tuesday we'll look into why prime minister binyamin netanyahu is seeing is support way. well over a good morning if you just joined this it's kevin i would hear the new center this morning just after midnight moscow time now islamic terrorists are still holding an international group of hostages at a gas plant in algeria the smalling with the local military continuing their attempts to free the captives at least twelve civilians were killed during a blitz rescue forces which drew anger from the international community the militants say they're acting in revenge for the french intervention in neighboring mali but paris saying it's only helping justify their campaign is artie's polly

boyd. these are peaceful civilians from all around the world that were working at the facility they've suddenly found themselves in the middle of this very dangerous situation where the algerian military have apparently been criticized for going in guns blazing you know the u.k. and the u.s. have already complained that they weren't really warned in advance that this rescue operation was taking place david cameron over in the u.k. has already warned britons to brace themselves for multiple casualties and for more bad news potentially on the way so many were very surprised at how quickly fronts wattle and jumped into this intervention just one week ago when the strikes in the north of mali began with the crisis in algeria the stakes are really getting much higher we've got a number of civilian casualties from the u.k. from britain from japan all in this very dangerous situation and

a lot of political analysts saying that yes other terrorist attacks in retaliation for the french military offensive in mali of very much a possibility now we've also got critics over in the u.k. and in the u.s. saying that this is the place that the these allies of france are now paying for supporting this intervention that was quite a hastily planned and a bit of surprise announcement last week so of course from swallow and he needs to spin the crisis to suit his own needs and he said that the behavior of these militants justifies he says the french military intervention in mali up until a few days ago almost two thirds of the french public supported this military intervention in mali but for francois hollande that could change very very quickly as we're seeing these civilian casualties pile up this is turning into a very sticky and difficult situation for all and and of course this is

a man who was voted in los. in france first rather peaceful credentials he actually said that he wanted to cut his paternalistic ties with former french colonies but we've seen him jump into this conflict very very quickly and a lot of political analysts are also saying that it can turn into a real quagmire and that these islamist groups these al qaeda linked groups could actually be much stronger in the region than the french previously anticipated so it could turn into a much longer conflict than anybody thought we got some latest thoughts from political analyst from contra point he thinks france has made a mistake by getting involved in a conflict which he says he can't afford i don't believe that the public will continue to support please don't force. me to reappear efficiency merely because when he was elected sixty four percent of the french public. considered that. of course we don't. we would not be able to take all

need to national crisis compared to thirty percent for ex president sarkozy so i believe that. public support is temporary and that sooner or sooner or later the french public will realize that it's and this is all it's an end this is a reward because we were in it with longer much more than planned for us doesn't have a dime to freedom sister we are knowing in sixteen different military operations around the world and nearly easy is the last one. of the big dept a representative eighty six percent of of our g.d.p. and. the budget has not been balanced since nine hundred seventy four clearly we don't have a cent to finance another unnecessary war. do farmers been looking into analysts a gesture that there's

a strong economic incentive for western countries to back intervention in africa. marly potentially has a wealth of minerals that can be exploited as far as all is concerned there is zero proven reserves however it is believed major oil fields have been discovered in the north of the country although that still has to be mapped on top of that mali is africa's third largest exporter of gold beat namely why south africa and ghana and there are also some five thousand tons of uranium deposits the french have two major mines in the country already and extract extensive amounts from neighboring niger and would not want that jeopardized in any ways they rely almost entirely on uranium for their nuclear energy all this is led some analysts to think that big economic incentives are also fueling the u.s. backed french intervention here's what the author eth william angle had to say the critical strategical goal of u.s. foreign policy so you need all of us present is to prevent the core he's expanding

your region of. russia or china to iran to northern africa and the rest of africa that could leave the united states has been just. so according to him the u.s. is fearful of china's increasing economic presence in africa in the figures seem to back up that argument china has increased its investment in africa exponentially over the last decade and they are catching america up fast despite the u.s. investing over one hundred billion dollars over the last two years mali it can't be denied does have significant geo political importance britain's prime ministers warn the u.k. to prepare for bad news zero ten british citizens are admitted captivity you know during the crisis forced david cameron to propose a long awaited address on britain's status within the which he was due to deliver it was much anticipated friday details about that were from artists for. going hostage situation in algeria of course that was the reason for the postponement but

of course we've seen some of the extracts coming out of that speech that he was key to give in the netherlands today and certainly there was some strong words in it he said that there was a gap between the e. and the citizens and that if something wasn't done to address these challenges that europe could cause a speech that would have been given this is really considered a very pivotal point in his leadership in a hugely important speech the extra actually quite a positive actually overall perhaps more positive than many of the euro skeptics would have liked to see he has some points on it that he talks about in sort of growing and building this relationship with the now we know that there was thought going to be put on the table the possibility of a referendum deal that would take place after the twenty fifth the general election a lot of concern here that that will leave britain a can three years of uncertainty but actually what the prime minister was going to

highlight is this would be starting the firing going say to speak on the big debate of britain's relationship with the e.u. we haven't heard yet when the next day it will be after this latest crisis payment of course the scene is still a number of times already so there's a lot of concern sort of the talk around this that all the hype around this is building hasn't really being seen as having contributed hugely to helping get clarity on this issue and i think what people are going to be looking for from the speech when it eventually comes is for some clarity in leadership. pick apart a bit more what burn it when it gets georgie to the editor of the staggers blog of new straits for magazine george w. thank you for being on could this delay actually come in handy for cameron buying a bit more time. i don't think so i think given. how many times the speeches the press very knowledge think they were quite keen just to get it over with i don't

think the prime minister wants it another week in which speculation over it's would take place in which he'd be repeatedly asked about it in interviews without of course being able to give everything away oh it's awfully tough time for the at the moment is it really the time to be buggering with brussels is the question of most people's lips. i do think it is i think i think cameron is wrong to say he can use the negotiations over the future states if you were saying bring back powers that the u.k. gave away and many years ago it's a process i don't think there's any evidence that the other twenty six members of you are going to say she ek but i guess you know you can pick and choose which rules you have a because i actually i'm sure every member state can think of rules they fly change in their favor but they recognise that if you're caught in the union then you have to have common sense of the u.k. already enjoy special favors from the union and it does get a fair bit out of it but in extra released in advance cameron says he doesn't want

a complete exit from the e.u. so what do you think he is going to want. what he wants powers for backing separate areas what i mean that station he wants greater restrictions on immigration from the e.u. he might swan seven churches on naive migrants claiming benefits using the n.h.s. here the big question there is whether. you can deliver on off to satisfy is that peace process your if you want to put us in your together and cameron has said has promised a fundamental change in the u.k. space for you the danger is if you can't deliver on us then it will be hard of integrate the case to stay in. the general feeling amongst the british public would have a want. i think the view has always been we want to be in europe but not surprised by your i think polls show. that if they given a choice between. the ship and withdrawal they do choose the membership i do think

if it was have possible i think the public would be free to stand but there's no doubt and i know of course european citizens in general becoming more get that is because it's too wasteful and spending it's not democratic enough it's two inmates and there are reforms that he may bypass i don't think the best way to go about reforming the e.u. is to dumond's. repatriation of powers cameras i actually think that will make before. rather more likely will george with out to mind today i wonder where these are truces are going to be made public any idea i think i think it may well be delayed for several weeks. the prime minister there is a busy one and of course it is dependent on when the hostage crisis. before off and that ends i wouldn't i wouldn't. guarantee that we'll be hearing from him see.

much for george bush you to long for us to say there are clues as well saying quote hostages remain in danger in algeria georgia thank you for the. gay feelings being treated in hospital for severe chemical burns after a masked man poured acid in his face in central moscow for the move to undergo extensive treatment in the attempt to save his sight now i want to go the story. well the bolshoi theater the pride and joy of the russian culture is celebrating exactly one hundred eighty eight years since it was created but definitely this birthday celebration has been marred by this gruesome attack on a statistic director so gay feeling was returning from work on thursday night when and not notified man called him out by his name sid again turned around to respond and the man reportedly threw a ball of acid into his face we know that sergei filin was taken to a hospital and the doctors have been battling to save his eyesight persecutors

office has launched an investigation a criminal case to determine who stands behind this attack but the bolshoi press officer said that sergei was intimidated for several months at his car tires were slashed hume received threatening phone calls and his facebook page was hacked as as we saw in the hollywood movie the black swan definitely the big stage is certainly a rather conflict zone and there is some infighting happening behind the scenes the bolshoi theatre has never been an exception to that there have been stories of some serious infighting to get roles to get a prima ballerina positions we had heard many revelations from former artists of the bolshoi on that still we talked to the colleagues and employees of a feeling they were all shell shocked at what happened. and it's an incredibly difficult day for us the dons companies an enormous shock it's really hot speak as with always what told to shoulder it's

a brutal crime and i hope says responsible will be found and punished. because. the police should look into people who would potentially benefit from creating that sort of scandal and compromise the reputation of the theatre just today surrogate was telling me how a couple of days ago they got into his car with his children and realized two things car tires were pierced he told me i feel as if i'm living on the frontline despite all the infighting and despite the fact. sygate was the one who was assigning all the roles in the bolshoi theatre still the bolshoi never made criminal headlines and this attack is something completely outrageous for other bolshoi theater but definitely everyone is waiting for the results of the investigation for some of these preliminary data from the security authorities to see whether this could have been inside job and whether somebody inside the border with you to could have been responsible for this terrible attack from we'll keep you posted as more details come up and let you know we gets on as well. months

after hurricane sandy devastated america's east coast survivors' homes remain in squalor later on the program we report on why they say they aren't getting the necessary support from the government as they look to try and rebuild their lives and how. well the. science technology innovation all the lives developments from around russia we've got the future covered. what makes life complete. and a happy family. for self-expression. that's so true. for you too late.

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says a palestinian state would be suicide for israel naftali bennett used to work for prime minister netanyahu but now he's working at taking supporters away from him like this man who used to be a diehard supporter of netanyahu so he could party until these elections world around the likud is. a bus full of right wing members of that with left wing person in the bus. as far as being i mean. yes even though i am opposed to a state. i would say most members of the likud obviously is for it the irony is that while the world sees netanyahu as a right wing leader at home he's losing face among supporters for not being focused enough this is part of the right wing campaign he's up against there are some things we all know one never happened the sopranos will never return for another season. growing our pro and

a peace agreement with the palestinians will not happen promises like this have put bennett's jewish home party in food position it's poised to take more than twelve percent of parliamentary seats analysts say little yahoo while still expected to serve another term is running scared he's up his refrain i say in the most clear of terms the western wall is not occupied territory i don't care what the un says we will build in jerusalem because it's our right not on your hands we could list has grown even more right when with radicals like this woman high up in the pecking order. but then the league would be taken apart it is a party with values the state of israel is a state of the jews whose eternal capital. but what will be the implications of such rhetoric after the elections many israelis are asking themselves about the day after will netanyahu become more

rightwing and risk drawing israel into conflicts with its neighbors or will he back down and risk losing face among his supporters. is hoping for the latter that netanyahu will listen to world opinion and reach a compromise with the palestinians he knows all too well what the current cycle of violence can bring speakers daughter was killed in a suicide bombing seventeen years ago. we don't have unfortunately in the center and the left. a leader who is significantly charismatic to lead this country and give its people hope the left is also divided but i do think netanyahu will find a way to compromise because of world pressure but that compromise won't come easy enough to be bennett's solution to the israeli palestinian conflict is to annex most of the west bank while allowing palestinians limited self rule in the wrist and while that might not seem a possible idea to most of the international community it's exactly what his constituency wants to hear a fact natanya who is acutely aware of policy r.t.

television or course were closely following the campaign trail in israel for you including the election next tuesday if you want to keep up to date with stay tuned to r.t. please or if you have got time to do that and you're out in about visit our website r.t. dot com. how will change with two run develop will sensible to expunge just isolate john there be peace with jazz or. what's next in relations with america will letting you know who survived his snap election on january twenty second. israel decides on arts. more than its big stories it's been reported that russia's former defense minister could find himself in the center of a criminal case now and i told you so to cough speaking investigated over allegations of abusing his power the probes already revealed that some top defense officials ordered soldiers to landscape the gardens of the military vacation facility belonging to sue because brother in law the defense ministry has been at the center of a multi-million dollar investment scandal for several months now and i told is that of course was fired by president putin in november and has been a witness in

a number of fraud cases involving his former colleagues. are the latest round of talks official from the u.n. nuclear watchdog are returning from around without securing a deal on investigating suspected atomic bomb research i inspected have been denied access to a military site which they've been trying to get inside for several years and small talk show jewel for mid february the u.s. and israel along accused iran of efforts to develop nuclear weapons that something around continues to deny. with lawmakers have turned out a former finance minister accused of hampering attacks probe they voted to investigate george papaconstantinou over claims that he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called the guard list front cited over the names of two thousand greg smith swiss bank accounts of a comes to know constantino claims that he's a scapegoat he denies any wrongdoing greece is on a major tax crackdown right now as its still tries to battle its worst of the

financial crisis. friday violence in syria most in a rocket hit a building in the northern city of aleppo and two car bombs explode in the country south state media says at least twelve people were killed in the attacks which the rebels and the guy. meant blame each other for three days ago twin blasts at aleppo university killed eighty seven people their opposition fighters and islamic militants linked to al qaeda trying to defeat the army by seizing military bases. ukraine's jailed former prime minister yulia timoshenko could now be facing a life sentence prosecutors have announced an end to an investigation into the murder of a former ukrainian m.p. and prominent entrepreneur back in one thousand nine hundred six and crucially that tomasz it was among those who had ordered the assassination. going off scot the story. well the investigators have been looking into the murder of the deputy of the ukrainian parliament which happened in one thousand nine hundred eighty six and last year his son passed certain documents to them which point. his connection

to the murder and no ukrainian prosecutors have announced that the investigation is over and she is suspected of being among those who organized the murder and also allegedly paid over two million dollars for it now ukrainian authorities also say that the ukrainian former prime minister yulia tymoshenko has already been officially nor she's now a suspect and if found guilty she could be facing up to wife behind bars in october two thousand and eleven units of much younger was sentenced to seven years behind bars for the excess of power when she was the prime minister and struck a deal with russia's energy giant gazprom in two thousand and nine we also know that you did to my friend has been experiencing problems with the health exactly with her back and she's been receiving medical treatment while in prison also when she was jailed and units much younger is also an opposition leader this has been causing

a lot of protests more her forwards they've been taking to the streets several times they have there have been clashes with the ukrainian police as well as these people are demanding her release saying that this case is a political but once again if you were to march and is found guilty of the a latest accusations then she could spend much more time behind bars. in terms of hurricane sandy or closer to going to fifty one billion dollars of aid they desperately need after the u.s. house of representatives approved the package it took lawmakers over two months to act while the storm survivors struggled with next to no support as honest as here folks. gorgeous beach trying to coast area the rockaways in queens one of the places hit hardest by hurricane sandy to want to have months ago still in shambles today miles and miles of devastated businesses residential buildings and houses like this one

a place some family probably used to call home now almost literally hanging by a thread with almost zero chance of ever being rebuilt few locals on the collapsed boardwalk most of them in dire need of help this man chose to remain anonymous to two government related work survived hurricane katrina his hopes of recovery post sandy are meager aid never going to move you still go parts of alabama louisiana mississippi where they got hit with katrina that areas they've been touched yet after sandy hit and we don't told where he spent over a month with no electricity heat or hot water and thirty degree weather fame three times i feel the creation of three times i got sore politicians had the poor are the folks here that put him in office the least on the a list money looks better in your pocket than is spending it on something that may get washed away again i had to replace my. hot water heater retired local roberta hof was currently burning

building her walls floors and stairs and says the destruction after the hurricane has been immense we don't have a movie theater we don't have the hospital it's gone the banks and finally opening now it's two and a half months it looks like as after a war or after no in afghanistan or something. and most of the help in hurricane affected areas has come from volunteers i didn't see too much of the red cross to be truth it was volunteers who have often been affected by sandy themselves like a man use of from staten island actually it was like a foot on top of it that's how much it was the water his house deemed unsafe after the hurricane is about to be demolished the only think we need is the plants the funding. to get called you know we we get in like two percent swear we're going to get the ninety percent that's a mystery we need a check from god that's what we for a month and a half a man lived in this tent where he also set up

a help center for the community somewhere a lot of people coming there are still sick seven hundred people. a day six seven hundred yes yes. all of these people victims of sandy everybody around here you go up to them they'll tell you the same thing they said you know they handed me a sandwich and a blanket and i was in water up to my chest and they said hey see you later oh by the way i want to exit the truck occupy sandy a child of the occupy wall street movement has been a big part of the recovery effort to even praised by the n.y.p.d. what we have is a lot of people coming in here and not knowing where to turn and some of them are in tears and you know it's very hard to tell them that help is coming and you hear all this talk about it the nine billion this is the one doing that that would be a big help if it actually got to communities while politicians seem to have perfected the skill of arguing over how much cash to spend on relief aid getting money and help to ordinary people who needed right now is clearly

a skill that is yet to be learned and stacy churkin. new york just a quick mention about our web site lot of chatter tonight about the hostage crisis we've got a web if you want to make your feelings known go to dot com also on a less serious note amount falls off a train in a freezing siberian forest wearing only a t. shirt wearing the sweat pants were going to slip in. building up to a joke he survives it's true it's going from us saw story i'm. not a sin to be beautiful you're looking at a top vatican cleric there gracing the cover of vanity fair. by the looks of it you don't know why he's there check out our website. yet another tragic shooting right.